University of California Berkeley

In the Pursuit of Quality Education: UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is known around the world for its academic excellence. With nearly 300 academic programs and over 130 academic departments organized into 14 colleges, the university achieves its fundamental goals of teaching, research, and public service. 

The UC Berkeley makes good on its promise to deliver holistic quality education through its superlative library and museum collections, as well as renowned arts programs. Its libraries hold most of the finest research collections in the United States, with over 9 million print volumes. The UC Berkeley museum holds approximately 80 collections covering a wide variety of disciplines and media. Its Visual and Performing Arts programs are world-renowned, including Cal performances, which bring world-class musicians, theater artists, and dancers into the campus. UC Berkley’s academic program is impressive, with Berkeley teachers and mentors working closely with undergraduate and graduate inside and even beyond the confines of the classroom settings. They promote effective partnerships in support of student discovery, learning, and cultural innovation. The university also offers a full-range of men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports programs, as well as comprehensive intramural sports programs. 

The University, through its impressive balancing of academics and cultural development allows its students to emerge well-rounded and holistic, ready to take on the world

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University of California Berkeley Information

From San Francisco, the San Francisco airport, and points south on northbound Highway 101:

• Follow U.S. 101 north and then switch to I-80 east, and take it across the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
• Stay left as you get off the Bay Bridge and take I-80 east heading to Berkeley & Sacramento
• Exit I-80 onto University Avenue
• Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street at the western edge of the campus

From Oakland, the Oakland airport, Hayward or San Jose on northbound I-880:

• Stay in left center lanes on I-880 when you reach downtown Oakland
• Exit I-80 east (to Berkeley)
• Exit I-80 at University Avenue
• Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street

From the East Bay on eastbound Highway 24:

• From Highway 24 exit at Telegraph Ave. and take a right on Telegraph.
• Continue on Telegraph until it ends at the southside of campus on Bancroft.
• Make a left on Bancroft
• Make a right on Fulton, which will become Oxford Street in two blocks
• Continue on Oxford to University.

From the East Bay on northbound Highway 13:

• Highway 13 ends and becomes Tunnel Road
• Continue on Tunnel Road. Tunnel Road becomes Ashby Avenue near the Claremont Hotel. Continue on Ashby.
• Turn right at Shattuck Avenue
• Turn right at University Avenue and continue east one block to Oxford Street and the western edge of the campus

From the East Bay on I-80 bound either east or west

• Exit University Avenue
• Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street

From the East Bay on westbound I-580:

• Exit I-80 East (to Berkeley & Sacramento)
• Exit at University Avenue
• Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street